Park East Association Moves Monthly Meeting

The Park East Civic Association is now holding its monthly meetings at the Hollywood Mall Delicatessen and Restaurant, inside the Hollywood Mall on Hollywood Boulevard and North Park Road.

The previous meeting place was St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 500 N. Park Road.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month. The next meeting will begin at 7 p.m., the regularly scheduled time, but residents are encouraged to come at 6 p.m. to dine first.

Tom Landers, civic association president, said he selected the new location in hopes of drawing more residents, who might hear about it just by being at the restaurant.

Next week, members will accept nominations for next year's election for president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.

After remaining unincorporated for two years, the civic association also will discuss plans to incorporate with Florida's secretary of state.

Landers said he waited this long to give the group time to test its resilience.

``Now that we feel like we're going to stay around, we're going to incorporate,'' Landers said.

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After a summer off, the Hollywood Beach Civic Association will resume monthly meetings on Thursday.

The association, founded more than 26 years ago, is one of Hollywood's oldest. Tradition gives the civic group some qualities that set it apart. It meets October-May, during the height of the tourist season, but takes the rest of the year off.

It also is one of the few civic groups that hold monthly meetings from 10 a.m. to noon. Most groups meet in the evening, although Bernice Oster, association president, says they do have evening meetings when necessary to accommodate guests or members.

Meetings are held at the Hollywood Beach Cultural Community Center, 1301 S. Ocean Drive, on the third Thursday of every month. Parking is free and refreshments are served.

Jonathan Anderson, association president, said Desjarlais will discuss economic development and grant opportunities.

Economic development is important to the community, which is trying to rebuild its business corridor near Pembroke Park. Involving the county in revitalization efforts is particularly needed because although the north side of the business corridor is in Hollywood, the south side is in unincorporated Carver Ranches, Anderson said.

MIRAMAR

The SilverLakes Community Association will meet tonight to discuss a proposal for development of a 20-acre parcel that the developer wants to use for additional homes.

The residents and SilverLakes Partnership had been at odds about what to do with the land since June. SilverLakes requested the city change the land use from commercial to residential so they could build 80 homes. Many residents were outraged because they expected a town center with shops and other amenities to be built on the 20 acres.

A proposed compromise will be offered in which residents would help finance a community center with an exercise facility and a pool. Also up for discussion: potential assessments and the possibility of a school being built on part of the 20 acres.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the main ballroom of the Grand Palms Country Club, 14800 Pines Blvd.

SOUTHWEST RANCHES

The Southwest Ranches Homeowner Association will meet on Tuesday and have Broward County Commission candidate Kristin Jacobs as guest speaker. Jacobs, a Democrat, is battling Republican Bob Shelley for the District 2 seat.

Mecca Fink, association president, said the meeting will give residents the opportunity to see where Jacobs stands on the idea of the Southwest Ranches area becoming a city.

The homeowners association is leading the incorporation effort. The meeting also will have updates on the cityhood campaign kickoff picnic and more details on the area's hurricane plan.

The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at the New River Baptist Church, 18500 Griffin Road.

If you have any neighborhood-related items, please call Nesreen Khashan for southeast Broward or Jose Dante Parra Herrera for southwest Broward at 954-385-7933.